Advocate arrested for stir at Pawar home

April 08, 2022 23:41

Gunaratna Sadavarte

Hours after a protest outside Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar's residence in Mumbai, the police on Friday evening arrested advocate Gunaratna Sadavarte who claims to represent the striking employees of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation, an official said.

The fierce protest staged by a group of over 100 MSRTC workers outside Pawar's bungalow `Silver Oak' in the afternoon when the NCP chief was at home took police by surprise.

After dispersing the protesters, a case of rioting, unlawful assembly, assault and criminal conspiracy was registered at Gamdevi police station.

Sadavarte, who was not present at the protest site, had been detained for questioning regarding his role in instigating the workers, police had said earlier.

So far he is the only person to be arrested in the case, said the police official.

Thousands of MSRTC workers are on strike since November last year for demands including the merger of the cash-strapped corporation with the Maharashtra government. -- PTI

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